<VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 110hpCorvair

[Shaun McGarvey]

I believe retarding timing gives better hwy mileage.
I also believe that regular fuel gives better mileage.
Am I wrong?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Shaun McGarvey" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 
110hpCorvair


> The 110 should get better mileage due to it's higher compression and more 
> advanced timing.
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shaun McGarvey" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 
> 110hpCorvair
>
>
>> Why would you get better mileage in a 110 over a 95?
>> Right now, I'm driving a 95 (on regular) that gets at least a few mpg 
>> better
>> than ANY of the 110s I've driven over the years.
>>
>> yea, Vairily ... Shaun
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <FrankCB at aol.com>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:52 AM
>> Subject: <VV> Economics Re: Regular Gas and Fuel Economy in a 110hp 
>> Corvair
>>
>>
>>> Let's remember that all the LM Corvair engines  EXCEPT the 95 were
>>> designed
>>> to run on PREMIUM fuel.  In my opinion, it's  foolish economics to 
>>> detune
>>> your
>>> engine thereby reducing both power AND  fuel economy just so you can run
>>> on
>>> regular gas.  Let's say that premium  fuel costs about 10% more than
>>> regular
>>> fuel.  (Here in northern  NJ it's less than 10%)  I'll bet that by using
>>> premium
>>> fuel  you'll better your gas mileage by MORE than 10% without having to
>>> detune
>>> your engine (retarding the ignition or adding thicker head gaskets). If
>>> you really want to save gas, then drive slower or put a 3.08 rear end 
>>> gear
>>> in
>>> your Corvair differential or switch over to EFI and use a wideband O2
>>> sensor
>>> with feedback to lean out your cruising A/F mix.  Or, to avoid retarding
>>> your
>>> spark, you could add a water injection system to eliminate pinging.
>>>    Frank "full of alternatives"  Burkhard
>>>
>>>
>>>
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